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and you say turning the u.s. into amsterdam, perhaps. >>> still to come on "worldwide exchange," we'll look at the challenges that the re-elected president faces, most importantly the fiscal cliff. >> we'll get views from both sides of the aisle as candidates vow to bury the hatchet. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our lead verse to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. and we citizens also have to rise to the occasion. >> in the weeks ahead, i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >>> we have picked ourselves up. we have fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. >>> welcome back. >> here are the headlines. >> president obama rolls to re-election in a second term, defeating mitt romney despite the weak u.s. economy and persistently high unemployment. >
and you say turning the u.s. into amsterdam, perhaps. >>> still to come on "worldwide exchange," we'll look at the challenges that the re-elected president faces, most importantly the fiscal cliff. >> we'll get views from both sides of the aisle as candidates vow to bury the hatchet. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our lead verse to reach across the aisle to do the...
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he said why would i go to the u.s. embassy. the u.s. embassy said to me, i don't know that we would play a role here. i don't know that we have anything to do. if he's been asked for questioning, he should go in. >> robert frank and producer jeff pullman, thank you so much. the interview, if you missed it or just joining us, the full interview will be up on cnbc.com. john mcafee, whatever you think of him, in a very difficult situation in the country of belize right now. robert, thank you so much. >>> when we come back, we're going to give you more on the updated negotiations around the fiscal cliff. could we get a resolution soon? will the markets bounce back if we do? what's going to happen with hostess? is the company really done? there's a lot more to do here on "street signs." mandy's on "closing bell" today. you're stuck with me. back right after this. and my daughter loves the santa. oh, ah sir. that is a customer. let's not tell mom. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. make sure the news keeps coming
he said why would i go to the u.s. embassy. the u.s. embassy said to me, i don't know that we would play a role here. i don't know that we have anything to do. if he's been asked for questioning, he should go in. >> robert frank and producer jeff pullman, thank you so much. the interview, if you missed it or just joining us, the full interview will be up on cnbc.com. john mcafee, whatever you think of him, in a very difficult situation in the country of belize right now. robert, thank you...
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i think the u.s. economy, there's so much money on the sidelines, both in business and retail investors. it wouldn't take much positive momentum. i don't think the bar is that high that people -- you know, they really want to get back to business. i think -- >> but we just have to accept less than we would have gotten historically. >> oh, absolutely. i think right now it's still going to be a long, slow recovery. i don't think it's going to magically come back and shoot and a everything is going to go. it still will be a long, slow recovery. we've come to a difficult crisis. it's a financial crisis. they take time to heal. right now it's about confidence. we really need that leadership and some kind of sentiment in a direction will be helpful. >> real quick, maria bartiromo was speaking with the charles schwab ceo earlier this week. they're cutting their etf fees, which puts pressure on everybody in the industry. will you be doing the same? >> well, we don't manufacture etfs. we have what we call an e
i think the u.s. economy, there's so much money on the sidelines, both in business and retail investors. it wouldn't take much positive momentum. i don't think the bar is that high that people -- you know, they really want to get back to business. i think -- >> but we just have to accept less than we would have gotten historically. >> oh, absolutely. i think right now it's still going to be a long, slow recovery. i don't think it's going to magically come back and shoot and a...
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the former cia director testified the u.s. intelligence knew islamic militants were a threat in benghazi and specified soon after the september 11th attack in so-called talking points to be used with the public that al qaeda-type organizations were responsible for the attack. but as those talking points made the rounds of other national security organizations here in washington, the word al qaeda got changed to "extremists." and when the points got to u.n. ambassador susan rice, she made no mention of al qaeda or extremists when she went on nbc's "meet the press" five days after the attack. rice did tout the anti-terrorist accomplishments of president obama. pet rae ugs denies any political pressure on the cia to scrub al qaeda from its talking points. new york republican peter king said today, "we need to find out who did the scrubbing and why." larry, back to you. >> many thanks, steve handelsman, appreciate it. so why has general petraeus done a 180 on benghazi? this is a very serious issue. first he blames the attack on a
the former cia director testified the u.s. intelligence knew islamic militants were a threat in benghazi and specified soon after the september 11th attack in so-called talking points to be used with the public that al qaeda-type organizations were responsible for the attack. but as those talking points made the rounds of other national security organizations here in washington, the word al qaeda got changed to "extremists." and when the points got to u.n. ambassador susan rice, she...
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kayla is outside u.s. bankruptcy court in white plains, new york, with yet, kayla, another disappointment, right? >> reporter: it is, carl. this building behind me has come to be known as the de facto hostess funeral home. sgit that hail mary effort yesterday between hostess executives and the bakers u.n. to try union, they tried to come to a deal. they couldn't. now it's back to square one, what the judge was discussing on monday, a potential liquidation. they wanted to avoid it. they wanted to avoid costing as many jobs as it would. 18,500 people. that's how many people hostess employs. here's some issues that are going to be on the docket for certain. there is a motion by a trustee to liquidate the company in chapter 7, not chapter 11. what that means is new management would be appointed to affect the winddown, not the current management in place. another motion deals with executive pay. right now the executives are slated to get about $1.75 million as part of the wind-down effort. also a motion over wh
kayla is outside u.s. bankruptcy court in white plains, new york, with yet, kayla, another disappointment, right? >> reporter: it is, carl. this building behind me has come to be known as the de facto hostess funeral home. sgit that hail mary effort yesterday between hostess executives and the bakers u.n. to try union, they tried to come to a deal. they couldn't. now it's back to square one, what the judge was discussing on monday, a potential liquidation. they wanted to avoid it. they...
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the largest holder of u.s. debt. he has met president obama over the past year, but he's taking over a party riddled with corruption. and of course, that emerging rivalry with the u.s. >> now, will he really have the power or the president still with the puppeteer in the background? >> china is a long way from the days of -- the supreme leader figures. he'll basically be a chairman of the board. seven p members of the standing committee. hey control the country. he'll be the first among equals. hu may stick around a little bit longer. he's due to hand over the presidency next year, but he may stick around for the military and he who controls the military in china still controls the shots. >> thanks so much to stan grant reporting live and we expect that announcement imminently. another interesting thing about jinping, his wife is a pop star. >>> next, we have new details about her cozy relationship with military officials and why her all access military base pass was revoked today. >>> a hamas military leader w
the largest holder of u.s. debt. he has met president obama over the past year, but he's taking over a party riddled with corruption. and of course, that emerging rivalry with the u.s. >> now, will he really have the power or the president still with the puppeteer in the background? >> china is a long way from the days of -- the supreme leader figures. he'll basically be a chairman of the board. seven p members of the standing committee. hey control the country. he'll be the first...
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four u.s. army sergeants were killed and 17 people were hurt and six of them are still in the hospital. witnesses describe the scene as horrific. >> i just saw people under the train like dead. there was blood all over. >> it is pretty sad. >> it is very sad. i have said prayers for several people. >> federal authorities say they will investigate the crash. >>> in just a few minutes president obama will meet with four of the most important leaders of congress at the white house. they will talk about his plan to avoid going over that so-called fiscal cliff. mr. obama has been working for three days to build support for his plan and our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the white house. good morning, jill. >> carol. >> well, you're right, this is about to begin and we saw the motorcade of vice president biden come by. he is here and of course the four leaders of congress, two democrats, two republicans, and they're going to be meeting with the president trying to figure this out.
four u.s. army sergeants were killed and 17 people were hurt and six of them are still in the hospital. witnesses describe the scene as horrific. >> i just saw people under the train like dead. there was blood all over. >> it is pretty sad. >> it is very sad. i have said prayers for several people. >> federal authorities say they will investigate the crash. >>> in just a few minutes president obama will meet with four of the most important leaders of congress at...
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i hate to see the u.s. cut one dollar out of defense when as long as we have enemies like iran and north korea and a rising challenger in china. >> so we're talking about compromise because you mense emd two things that the opposite sides don't really want. >> i know. >> solvable, quote, i'm confident it can be done, i recognize we will have to compromise, period. the operative word, compromise. are we going to see that this go-round? >> i'm not sure we'll see it this go-round. we might have to go over the fiscal cliff for a while. even with the fiscal cliff, we're still going to have a budget deficit next year of -- on the order, very rough order of $500 billion, one of the five largest budget deficits of all time. so we obviously got to go even farther than the fiscal cliff in terms of raising taxes. i hate it. i hate paying taxes. i'm like any other citizen, i don't like paying taxes but we have got to do it. and mr. obama is completely right. i'm not a fan of mr. obama. i didn't vote for him, but he's c
i hate to see the u.s. cut one dollar out of defense when as long as we have enemies like iran and north korea and a rising challenger in china. >> so we're talking about compromise because you mense emd two things that the opposite sides don't really want. >> i know. >> solvable, quote, i'm confident it can be done, i recognize we will have to compromise, period. the operative word, compromise. are we going to see that this go-round? >> i'm not sure we'll see it this...
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you have a u.s. president that is the same u.s. president and then you have a house and a senate of different parties. asian markets closing slightly mixed. your mean markets are up slightly and the stock index futures in the u.s., this is what we are watching heading to the opening bell at 9:30 eastern. stocks u.s. futures are up ever so slightly. what the signal is that the markets want to see now is progress on fiscal cliff. that is the most important thing next for markets to see. you would have seen probably a rally if mitt romney had won. wall street loved mitt romney and wanted him to be the president, but they thought barack obama would be. no uncertainty there. barack obama will have a second term. >> we'll talk about the fiscal cliff in just a moment. we are back in a moment. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build
you have a u.s. president that is the same u.s. president and then you have a house and a senate of different parties. asian markets closing slightly mixed. your mean markets are up slightly and the stock index futures in the u.s., this is what we are watching heading to the opening bell at 9:30 eastern. stocks u.s. futures are up ever so slightly. what the signal is that the markets want to see now is progress on fiscal cliff. that is the most important thing next for markets to see. you would...
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and the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend indianapoltself. what is the latest on the attacks and the tafailout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes as well since the killing of ahmed al jabari, the li leader of hamas' military wing, one of the founders of hamas. one of the huge blow to hamas now. the government there in gaza. israel is also telling us and we've just heard this from its military spokesperson, that they are bringing in reservists, that they are considering a ground war, but have not yet given the go ahead for that, but they are preparing. we know that they have been firing from the air with the air strikes, but we also thap thkno they have firing from the sea. they are firing into gaza, and according to residents in gaza, at one point, they said it seemed as if it was raining bombs in gaza. you can see some of the fires there. a big fallout. and real concern
and the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend indianapoltself. what is the latest on the attacks and the tafailout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes as well since the killing of ahmed al jabari, the li leader of hamas' military wing, one of the founders of hamas. one of the huge blow to hamas now. the government there in gaza. israel is also telling us and we've...
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but mitt romney winning 139-5 made this the president obama worst showing in the u.s. we went to the girl's basketball game. asked mitt romney voters why there was such distaste with barack obama's presidency? >> i thought he sounded like a d disdictator. >> anytime anything goes wrong, he blames it on bush. now it is his fault. >> in 2009, we spent time here. and we met charlotte mccally who told us -- >> i asked god that he would help him truly connect with him so that he would know what god's heart was for the united states of america. >> and this is her today at the women's club meeting. >> reporter: you told us that you hope the lord would help barack obama. >> it doesn't appear so. >> reporter: what bothered you the most about what he did during the first term? >> not being honest with us about where he was born and just different things like that. and to me, he seems dishonest. >> reporter: he says he was born in hawaii and i'm wondering if you have heard that, why don't you believe that? >> i don't believe anything he says. >> reporter: there are people that st
but mitt romney winning 139-5 made this the president obama worst showing in the u.s. we went to the girl's basketball game. asked mitt romney voters why there was such distaste with barack obama's presidency? >> i thought he sounded like a d disdictator. >> anytime anything goes wrong, he blames it on bush. now it is his fault. >> in 2009, we spent time here. and we met charlotte mccally who told us -- >> i asked god that he would help him truly connect with him so that...
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now we know from a u.s. official that the affair came to light during an investigation into e-mails sent by petraeus's biographer paula broadwell. we also have a better timeline. james clapper was informed tuesday evening. the president was told thursday, hours before his face-to-face meeting with general petraeus. there are still questions about why congressional leaders weren't told until friday. but let's get back to general petraeus. an official tells cnn that james clapper encouraged petraeus to step down after learning of the affair. joining me now is rejeve from "the washington post." good morning to you. do you think general would have step dound if clapper hadn't suggested it? >> good morning, randi. i think pe tratraeus faced withs investigation, faced with officials understanding what has occurred between him and his biographer paula broadwell was left with little choice. with everything i know, i think that resignation would have been something he likely would have suggested himself as well. >> y
now we know from a u.s. official that the affair came to light during an investigation into e-mails sent by petraeus's biographer paula broadwell. we also have a better timeline. james clapper was informed tuesday evening. the president was told thursday, hours before his face-to-face meeting with general petraeus. there are still questions about why congressional leaders weren't told until friday. but let's get back to general petraeus. an official tells cnn that james clapper encouraged...
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in the meantime, the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend itself. i talked about all of this with sara sidner and also david kirkpatrick of "the new york times" and cnn's fareed zakaria. what is the latest on the attacks and the fallout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes, as well since the killing of ahmed al jabarry, who is the leader of hamas' military wing, but he is also one of the founders of hamas. we are talking about a huge blow to hamas, and now the government there in gaza. israel is also telling us, and we've just heard this from its military spokesperson, that they are bringing in reservists, but they are considering a ground war, but have not yet given the go-ahead for that, but they are preparing. we know that they have been firing with the air with the air strikes, but we also know that they have been firing from the sea. their ships are anchored just off of the sea there
in the meantime, the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend itself. i talked about all of this with sara sidner and also david kirkpatrick of "the new york times" and cnn's fareed zakaria. what is the latest on the attacks and the fallout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes, as well since the killing of ahmed al jabarry, who is the leader of hamas' military...
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the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >>> president obama touring hurricane sandy devastation in new york. flying over ravaged neighborhoods in queens, and comforting devastated homeowners, in tents and in the streets of staten island yesterday. the president also assigned a point person for the sandy recovery effort, new yorker sean donovan who is the secretary of the department of housing and urban development. >>> take a look at this dramatic new video just released by the new york and new jersey port authorities. two path train stations under water. look at that. one in jersey city, the other in hoboken. service at both stations remains suspended nearly three weeks after sandy. now nearly all the equipment for signaling and the train equipment was damaged or destroyed. actually missed a classified briefing about the incident, including most republican members of a senate committee investigating the attack. among them senator john mccain, who was one of our producers. pretty tough questions about
the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >>> president obama touring hurricane sandy devastation in new york. flying over ravaged neighborhoods in queens, and comforting devastated homeowners, in tents and in the streets of staten island yesterday. the president also assigned a point person for the sandy recovery effort, new yorker sean donovan who is the secretary of the department of housing and urban development. >>> take a look at this dramatic new video just released by the new...
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how big of a concern should this be for the u.s.? the last thing the u.s. is wanting is to get pulled into another war. but the administration has said obviously, it has israel's back. >> i think that this is a major concern for the u.s., and like it or not, the u.s. is tied to israel in the minds of muslims around the world, and so, whatever happens in gaza, whatever happens in the palestinian territories is going to have repercussions in afghanistan, pakistan, the streets of egypt, and anywhere the u.s. is trying to build relationships and do business. >> fareed, there are questions about the relationships between israel and turkey, another u.s. ally. >> it will be interesting to see how turkey reacts. the original schism between turn kai and israel was over gaza and over the blockade of gaza. will the prime minister of turkey use this as another opportunity to win domestic support at home by criticizing israel? >> sara, david and fareed, thank you. >>> a nanny accused of killing two children, stabbed to death in the bathtub in the manhattan apartment. th
how big of a concern should this be for the u.s.? the last thing the u.s. is wanting is to get pulled into another war. but the administration has said obviously, it has israel's back. >> i think that this is a major concern for the u.s., and like it or not, the u.s. is tied to israel in the minds of muslims around the world, and so, whatever happens in gaza, whatever happens in the palestinian territories is going to have repercussions in afghanistan, pakistan, the streets of egypt, and...
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u.s. economy back into a recession. both side say there is room for compromise, but at the same time, it appears democrats and republicans may have dug in on their long-held positions concerning tax hikes and spending cuts. jill doherty is in our washington bureau. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> jill, both sides have said they are optimistic about a deal here. they're also not budging on some key issues. >> yeah, i mean, there is some room around the edges, but essentially, and this is the the opening gambit, of course. they're both talking about taxes. the president saying -- and revenue. the president saying that he wants more revenue from the wealthiest americans and the republicans and especially mitch mcconnell, who's the senate minority leader, he's taking a tougher stand than even boehner. let's listen to both of those positions. >> let's be clear. an opening bid of $1.6 trillion in new taxes just isn't serious. it's more than simpson/bowles or any other bipartisan commiss
u.s. economy back into a recession. both side say there is room for compromise, but at the same time, it appears democrats and republicans may have dug in on their long-held positions concerning tax hikes and spending cuts. jill doherty is in our washington bureau. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> jill, both sides have said they are optimistic about a deal here. they're also not budging on some key issues. >> yeah, i mean, there is some room around the edges, but...
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jackie kucinich, reporter for u.s. today and fred francis, founder of 15seconds.com. so the drama, mel low drama of the election night, fox news has projected obama has won ohio, with it another four years, and with it comes an objection from a fox news panel, the most prominent of the fox news commentator. >> you've about got to be careful about calling things when you have 991 votes separating the two candidates. even if they have made it on the basis of select precincts, i'd be very cautious about intruding into the process. >> well, folks -- >> thanks. >> so maybe not so fast. >> thanks. thanks a lot. thank you. great to have you guys here. >> that's awkward. >> that's awkward says megan kelly. so when karl rove says that as obviously wrong as it turns out, does it seem to you that he's speaking as a guy with an independent judgment or a guy who's acting as a republican party surrogate? >> that's the issue. awkward. awkward long before election night when networks have people on their programs who are also actors. they're no longer just observers. that's also true
jackie kucinich, reporter for u.s. today and fred francis, founder of 15seconds.com. so the drama, mel low drama of the election night, fox news has projected obama has won ohio, with it another four years, and with it comes an objection from a fox news panel, the most prominent of the fox news commentator. >> you've about got to be careful about calling things when you have 991 votes separating the two candidates. even if they have made it on the basis of select precincts, i'd be very...
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. >> u.s. subs in the indian ocean have picked up the shriek. >> it's a very funny book. i will be serious. very entertaining and amusing and anyone that loves animals, or feels that you do and i do, i have to admit it is a classic family pet story, isn't it? >> it is. it is about a family and the pet pedestal and about the pet culture which is totally out of hand. it is a little bit of social commentary and lot of comedy. >> it's very, very funny. >> let's talk about things that aren't funny, but very entertaining to watch the breakfast tv wars, the general feeling it's the moment you left "today," it's all gone to hell in a hand cart. >> that is the not true. >> not far off. >> well, obviously things happen. there are ups and downs for shows, and right now, where "today" show where i love and hope the do more pieces with them, and my heart and soul is with nbc going through a more difficult time than a few years ago, but we will be fine. and don nash was just named executive producer, and he is fantastic. >> and yes, now there is a female executive overseeing the thing.
. >> u.s. subs in the indian ocean have picked up the shriek. >> it's a very funny book. i will be serious. very entertaining and amusing and anyone that loves animals, or feels that you do and i do, i have to admit it is a classic family pet story, isn't it? >> it is. it is about a family and the pet pedestal and about the pet culture which is totally out of hand. it is a little bit of social commentary and lot of comedy. >> it's very, very funny. >> let's talk...
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i think we're probably going to pick up the u.s. senate seat in pennsylvania. people forget, they say this is a democratic state. it's got a republican governor, one of the two senators is a republican, a majority of the house is republican. both the house and state senate are republican. there's likelihood he will carry pennsylvania. but in ohio, i think we're going to carry ohio. i'll give you one example, piers. in southeastern ohio is coal country and is very conservative with belief in god, right to bear arms. the democratic early voting in those counties are votes for romney. yet if you look at the various analysis, they're taking democratic turnout in ohio as though it's all going to be for obama. this is right next to west virginia, where a convicted felon sitting in a texas prison got 40% of the democratic presidential primary vote against obama. those are romney votes, not obama votes and romney going to pittsburgh is going to resonate all along that ohio river valley tomorrow. >> the problem it seems to me has been forced by hurricane sandy, which ca
i think we're probably going to pick up the u.s. senate seat in pennsylvania. people forget, they say this is a democratic state. it's got a republican governor, one of the two senators is a republican, a majority of the house is republican. both the house and state senate are republican. there's likelihood he will carry pennsylvania. but in ohio, i think we're going to carry ohio. i'll give you one example, piers. in southeastern ohio is coal country and is very conservative with belief in...
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susan rice is u.s. ambassador to the united nations and on the president's short list for secretary of state. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is with me now. so it sounded like the president was saying, hey, don't go after my girl. >> you know carol how some relationships have baggage? boy is that true for these old 2008 rivals you could see in the president's demore it changed in that press conference from someone calm and cool to genuining and per.guess what, the same goes for john mccain. when he went to the senate floor very soon after the press conference at the white house and did to respond. listen. >> we believe whoever it is must be held responsible i say to the president of the united states, most importantly, the president of the united states who is commander in chief. who so far, in my view, has not exercised those responsibilities and also not informed the american people of the facts. this president and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetent
susan rice is u.s. ambassador to the united nations and on the president's short list for secretary of state. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is with me now. so it sounded like the president was saying, hey, don't go after my girl. >> you know carol how some relationships have baggage? boy is that true for these old 2008 rivals you could see in the president's demore it changed in that press conference from someone calm and cool to genuining and per.guess what, the same...
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this comes on the same day that members of congress watched videos of the attack on the u.s. consulate. one of those videos showed chris stevens being dragged out of the building. the briefing today was the most comprehensive account yet and it also included a details timeline of how the attack unfolded. now, there was also and this is obviously very important, that closed circuit video from the consulate. accord tog one senator who watched that video, it's clear it was not a demonstration that spontaneously turned into an attack, which as we have said, that's what the administration officials said in the days following the incident and david petraeus will testify tomorrow, raising more questions about how the administration handling the situation. senator dan coates of indiana is on the intelligence committee. he saw the video. he'll be at the hearing tomorrow. he's "outfront." senator coates, really appreciate you're talk taking the time. what did you learn from the video? >> we learned a lot. we saw things in realtime. it was a composite video. i did not see evidence previ
this comes on the same day that members of congress watched videos of the attack on the u.s. consulate. one of those videos showed chris stevens being dragged out of the building. the briefing today was the most comprehensive account yet and it also included a details timeline of how the attack unfolded. now, there was also and this is obviously very important, that closed circuit video from the consulate. accord tog one senator who watched that video, it's clear it was not a demonstration that...
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we see it from three sides, britain, russia, the u.s. it's a whole other ballgame when you look at three interests. russian eyes, english eyes, chinese eyes. if you can see history and have empathy for others, other than yourself, you broaden your compassion, and you broaden -- we become a member of the world. of the global community. and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of history. we started in 1900, we end now. it's a lot. and we start -- we mentioned woodrow wilson, world war ii, saying america is the savior of the world, remember, after versailles. we show that this mission to be a global policeman starts a long time ago. but it certainly grows dangerous after the atomic bomb in 1945. >> it's a fascinating project. thoroughly enjoy the book. it's a riveting history lesson. you bring this stuff to life. and i commend you for it. >> thank you. >> the untold history of the united states is on showtime. the book is av
we see it from three sides, britain, russia, the u.s. it's a whole other ballgame when you look at three interests. russian eyes, english eyes, chinese eyes. if you can see history and have empathy for others, other than yourself, you broaden your compassion, and you broaden -- we become a member of the world. of the global community. and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of...
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they can really be candid about their opinions on the u.s. people talking from all around the globe. go to cnn's open mike project at cnn.com/world view. you can hear dozens of people weighing in with their election views. >> all right, azadeh, thank you very much. some more campaign news now just in. to morrisville, pennsylvania, where mitt romney is speaking live. >> accomplishing change isn't just something i talk about. it's something i've done and it's something i will do as president of the united states. now if you believe we can do better [ crowd chanting ] if you believe we can do better, if you believe americans can be on a better course, if you're tired of being tired, i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america on day one. when i'm elected, the economy and the american job market will be stagnant but i'm not going to waste any time complaining about my predecessor. i won't spend my effort trying to past partisan legislation unrelated to jobs and growth. from day one i'll go to work helping
they can really be candid about their opinions on the u.s. people talking from all around the globe. go to cnn's open mike project at cnn.com/world view. you can hear dozens of people weighing in with their election views. >> all right, azadeh, thank you very much. some more campaign news now just in. to morrisville, pennsylvania, where mitt romney is speaking live. >> accomplishing change isn't just something i talk about. it's something i've done and it's something i will do as...
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so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come into israel right now. some of the civilian casualties we saw today, there will be a lot more if israeli tanks or armored personnel carries or israeli troops move into that heavily populated area, but they're saying and the prime minister said today, benjamin net tanya -- netanyahu. >> wolf blitzer -- president obama is monitoring the conflict in the middle east as he travels through asia. today in thailand, he said the u.s. will work with all parties to end the violence. later today, mr. obama makes history when he becomes the first u
so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come...
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the cia of course became involved, directly involved in this when the suspected jihadist attacked u.s. facilities in benghazi. general petraeus was scheduled to testify this week. now, that as we know was derailed by the scandal. senator john mccain is one of several republican lawmakers remanding more information from the obama administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to have measure on that. our dana bash has been doing the best she can to take in all of the information. listen, this is tricky. so many of these stories are interconnected. there is a lot of reporting. not all confirmed, but u maybe just start with this. how has this matter worked out that general petraeus will indeed show up on capitol hill and testify voluntarily? >> well, it started with the senate intelligence chairwoman, dianne feinstein telling us yesterday that that was her desire. in her words, that's a big stone left unturned if petraeus doesn't come up here and tell members of congress wh
the cia of course became involved, directly involved in this when the suspected jihadist attacked u.s. facilities in benghazi. general petraeus was scheduled to testify this week. now, that as we know was derailed by the scandal. senator john mccain is one of several republican lawmakers remanding more information from the obama administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to...
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the u.s. state department is calling it a very dangerous situation. president obama talked to the leaders of israel and egypt and we are told secretary of state clinton has been working the phones trying to muster international pressure to diffuse the situation rockets have been flying both ways. israel is aiming at terrorist targets and that's what it looks and sounds like from a distance. here it is up close during an israeli and palestinian who are in the thick of it. >> let me jump in there, mohammed. when you hear him describe the situation where he is, what goes through your mind? >> sorry. that is one thing. carry on with your question. [ indiscernible ] >> the palestinian health minister says at least 30 people have been killed in gaza, 300 wounded. many of them children and women. he says we can't independently verify those numbers. cnn's sarah sidener is reporting for us in dangerous conditions. >> we have to leave this area now because there are air strikes, and we can hear the planes and we've also seen rockets coming from a neighborhood j
the u.s. state department is calling it a very dangerous situation. president obama talked to the leaders of israel and egypt and we are told secretary of state clinton has been working the phones trying to muster international pressure to diffuse the situation rockets have been flying both ways. israel is aiming at terrorist targets and that's what it looks and sounds like from a distance. here it is up close during an israeli and palestinian who are in the thick of it. >> let me jump in...
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today we learned that the output at u.s. mines, utilities and factories fell in the past month, but that was largely because superstorm sandy disrupted production. that isn't our fault but it's certainly another setback. >>> our story "outfront," fear of an all-out war breaking out in the middle east as forces intensify. they are worried about turning gaza into a frontal base for iran. so how does the conflict between israel and hamas hurt iran? fareed zakaria is here. i spoke to him earlier and asked him how the alliance between iraq and iran play into the occasion. >> right now iran has its hands full. it's got syria collapsing on one side t has hamas in trouble. so at a very simple, logistical level, this is more demands on iran for resupplying of weapons for political support of various kinds, but there is a broad idealogical game here where iran wins, because iran is seen as the great defender of the palestinians in the middle east these days. this is fastidiously stated. in the political sense, iran is seen as one of t
today we learned that the output at u.s. mines, utilities and factories fell in the past month, but that was largely because superstorm sandy disrupted production. that isn't our fault but it's certainly another setback. >>> our story "outfront," fear of an all-out war breaking out in the middle east as forces intensify. they are worried about turning gaza into a frontal base for iran. so how does the conflict between israel and hamas hurt iran? fareed zakaria is here. i...
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the same leadership that condemned the u.s. for assassination of osama bin laden, we cannot allow the situation that israelis cannot believe in israel and under the threat of missiles. we are very determined to take care of this problem and we'll do whatever is necessary to get rid of the hamas region. >> you do believe it was hamas that started this then? >> well, it is the fact. i can count hundreds and almost thousands of reasons why hamas and it's on a daily basis. we waited once, twice and if it happened in the u.s. and you had missiles flying to new york city, washington, d.c., i'm sure the u.s. would have acted long before we waited, maybe too long. but now we are determined and we are calling for the talks to get ready and we're telling to the hamas leadership and to the people in egypt today. we cannot wait any more. >> let me ask you about the troops because, as you mentioned, the possibility of this ground campaign and israel has approved the call up of 75,000 reservists. do you see israeli troops going into gaza? un
the same leadership that condemned the u.s. for assassination of osama bin laden, we cannot allow the situation that israelis cannot believe in israel and under the threat of missiles. we are very determined to take care of this problem and we'll do whatever is necessary to get rid of the hamas region. >> you do believe it was hamas that started this then? >> well, it is the fact. i can count hundreds and almost thousands of reasons why hamas and it's on a daily basis. we waited...
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a u.s. coast guard is telling cnn the rig is owned by black elk oil, that it is on fire, and that it is off the coast of grand aisle, louisiana and that it exploded earlier on today. ryan tippets is a petty officer with the coast guard and joins me live on the phone. can you hear me? >> yes, ma'am. >> can you give me the latest that you have on the situation that's developing in the gulf with this rig? >> okay. our initial reports are that they a rig exploded approximately 20 nautical miles southeast of grand isle, louisiana, four people being commercially medevaced and two people missing and possibly overboard. several coast guard assets are en route to assist the situation. >> this is currently burning. is the fire being fought at this point? >> i can't confirm on the status of the fire. >> but at this point do you know if there is oil spilling into the gulf? >> we haven't received any reports of any kind of oil being released into the water. >> that doesn't tell me whether that's somethin
a u.s. coast guard is telling cnn the rig is owned by black elk oil, that it is on fire, and that it is off the coast of grand aisle, louisiana and that it exploded earlier on today. ryan tippets is a petty officer with the coast guard and joins me live on the phone. can you hear me? >> yes, ma'am. >> can you give me the latest that you have on the situation that's developing in the gulf with this rig? >> okay. our initial reports are that they a rig exploded approximately 20...
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. >> we know that u.s. secretary of defense leon panetta made that point to defense minister ehud barack saying it was important that there are surgical strikes, that you don't see these mass civilian casualties. do you think that's even possible here? do you think that they are heeding those warnings and that that perhaps would limit the amount of firepower, the amount of civilian casualties, and the escalation that could happen in the next hours and days to come? >> well, i know the israeli defense force, some of the now senior leaders, they will make every effort to employ precision-guided munition against known targets. the collateral damage, that is casualties that might be -- that the civilian population might incur as a result of these strikes, certainly goes into the calculation of the strikes, but it's necessary to go after those that are shooting rockets and, in fact, the networks where the insurgent activities are taking place, being planned, and then being launched. israel has to go after those.
. >> we know that u.s. secretary of defense leon panetta made that point to defense minister ehud barack saying it was important that there are surgical strikes, that you don't see these mass civilian casualties. do you think that's even possible here? do you think that they are heeding those warnings and that that perhaps would limit the amount of firepower, the amount of civilian casualties, and the escalation that could happen in the next hours and days to come? >> well, i know...
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i think we're probably going to pick up the u.s. senate seat in pennsylvania. people forget, they say this is a democratic state. it's got a republican governor, one of the two senators is keeping them honest, the majority of the house is republican. pennsylvania because of the war on coal is very, very upset with obama and i think there's a likelihood we will carry pennsylvania. that washes out all of the angst about ohio but frankly, in ohio, i think we will carry ohio. give you one example. in southeastern ohio along the river, it's coal country and it's very conservative on things like the right to bear arms, belief in god, people who in obama's famous phrase, worry about god and guns as he said in san francisco because he totally misunderstanding him in 2008. the democratic early voting in those counties are votes for romney, yet if you look at the various analyses in the national media, they're taking total democratic turnout in ohio as though it's all going to be for obama but i guarantee you, this is right next to west virginia, where a convicted felon
i think we're probably going to pick up the u.s. senate seat in pennsylvania. people forget, they say this is a democratic state. it's got a republican governor, one of the two senators is keeping them honest, the majority of the house is republican. pennsylvania because of the war on coal is very, very upset with obama and i think there's a likelihood we will carry pennsylvania. that washes out all of the angst about ohio but frankly, in ohio, i think we will carry ohio. give you one example....
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this is a really delicate developing crisis. >> the u.s. is trying to get a peace process going again, but it doesn't bode well, politically speaking. this could be problematic as well as we wait for the president? >> well, this is how a president is tested, and a gnaw strooigs, again, as he embarks on his second term, the kind of relationships is he iffing to have with republicans while the rest of the world sees us working all these things out. people take, i think, advantage of the uncertainty right here that we're seeing. >> gloria, you know, we heard from jessica earlier. the president will take eight questions. that means eight reporters will have a chance. i assume based on all the years i have been covering presidents he has a lites of reporters he knows which reporters he is going to call on going into this news conference. >> i assume he knows that, and i assume reporters are ready with a half a dozen questions because, of course, you don't know what questions will be asked first, what questions will be asked second, and reporters
this is a really delicate developing crisis. >> the u.s. is trying to get a peace process going again, but it doesn't bode well, politically speaking. this could be problematic as well as we wait for the president? >> well, this is how a president is tested, and a gnaw strooigs, again, as he embarks on his second term, the kind of relationships is he iffing to have with republicans while the rest of the world sees us working all these things out. people take, i think, advantage of...
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then he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go into effect unless the white house and capitol hill reach a deal. cnn's political editor paul ste steinhouser is gauging what the public is saying about the fiscal cliff. paul? >> the clock is ticking on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president, as he sat down at the white house friday with top congressional leaders from both parties. americans agree in a poll that it is extremely or very important for the president and congress to reach a deal. >> i believe we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: and that's what most people want. they say that republicans and democrats should compromise to prevent massive spending cuts and tax hikes from beginning to kick in at the beginning of the year. so what do they want in any deal? 45% say it should be about half spending cuts and half tax increases with
then he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go into effect unless the white house and capitol hill reach a deal. cnn's political editor paul ste steinhouser is gauging what the public is saying about the fiscal cliff. paul? >> the clock is ticking on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the...
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>> a u.s. official confirms the agent in question did send shirtless photos of himself to kelly, which opens up a host of questions. they also said that happened before this case ever began. we already know this was the agent kelly took her original concerns to when she received the e-mails she felt were threatening. an official we spoke with said this agent never worked the case, but passed on the information to special agents in another department, the cyber unit. it was that department that took up the investigation that eventually led to the affair between broadwell and general petraeus. >> this agent also who has not been identified, suzanne, who allegedly went to this republican member of congress from washington state, dave reichert, he then went to house minority leader, majority leader eric cantor who went to justice department and fbi and as a result, all of this exploded. by releasing sensitive information to this member of congress, did he break the law? is he under investigation no
>> a u.s. official confirms the agent in question did send shirtless photos of himself to kelly, which opens up a host of questions. they also said that happened before this case ever began. we already know this was the agent kelly took her original concerns to when she received the e-mails she felt were threatening. an official we spoke with said this agent never worked the case, but passed on the information to special agents in another department, the cyber unit. it was that department...
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u.s. ambassador to the united nations, who just a few days after the attack as you recall said violence on the u.s. consulate in benghazi began as a spontaneous protest against an anti-islam film. two top-ranking republicans are vowing to block rice's nomination if she is picked to be the next secretary of state. the president firing back with a rare flash of anger. >> senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> white house correspondent dan lothian, live from washington this morning. it's really nice to see you, dan. >> good to see you. >> let's first talk about the fiscal cliff. the president said we could see a deal by next week. that may hinge on this issue with taxes. how are republicans responding to the president's remarks? >> well, you know, first of all, there does seem a willingness by republicans to find areas of agreement, to reach a compromise. but they are pushing back on the president's plan because they don't believe t
u.s. ambassador to the united nations, who just a few days after the attack as you recall said violence on the u.s. consulate in benghazi began as a spontaneous protest against an anti-islam film. two top-ranking republicans are vowing to block rice's nomination if she is picked to be the next secretary of state. the president firing back with a rare flash of anger. >> senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> white house...
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what's the u.s. reaction? >> the u.s. reaction is complete understanding of our situation and support for our right to defend our citizens from terrorist attacks. >> how worried are you that this what effectively is now emerging as a war in the south could lead to a war in the north with hezbollah based in lebanon as well? >> first, we don't want any war in the south. israel does not want a war. >> but if you go in on the ground and go into gaza to do whatever you want to do, that effectively is going to be a war. >> well, we're not there yet. we are preparing for any eventuali eventuality, that is true. >> you're pulling reservists? >> we're making all preparations to defend the civilians of the south. we're saying stop it. you cannot shoot with immunity at our citizens. if they internalize that message and stop shooting, there will be no further escalation. >> we did get a statement from lieutenant colonel of the israeli military saying there are some reserve units that are preparing but nothing more than that at this p
what's the u.s. reaction? >> the u.s. reaction is complete understanding of our situation and support for our right to defend our citizens from terrorist attacks. >> how worried are you that this what effectively is now emerging as a war in the south could lead to a war in the north with hezbollah based in lebanon as well? >> first, we don't want any war in the south. israel does not want a war. >> but if you go in on the ground and go into gaza to do whatever you want...
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speaking of the united states, the u.s. president barack obama said this week that he believed there was a, quote, window of time to peacefully resolve this with iran. but what are the implications now, matthew? >> well, i mean, the implications are that if iran were to make use of its new increased capacity to make nuclear material for weapons, and it hasn't said that it will do this, it said quite the opposite, in fact, that would mean that we have an opportunity that president obama was talking about would get narrower. at the moment, though, i think it is important to point out that iran is still staying well clear of the sort of line in the sand, the red line, that it would cross to provoke any kind of military response. it still doesn't have the kind of nuclear material or indeed the other technologies necessary to build a nuclear weapon, at least not for some significant time in the future, don. >> matthew chance, thank you, sir. >>> as sandy ripped through the northeast, these were among the first images that grippe
speaking of the united states, the u.s. president barack obama said this week that he believed there was a, quote, window of time to peacefully resolve this with iran. but what are the implications now, matthew? >> well, i mean, the implications are that if iran were to make use of its new increased capacity to make nuclear material for weapons, and it hasn't said that it will do this, it said quite the opposite, in fact, that would mean that we have an opportunity that president obama...
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i hope all members of congress and u.s. senate will base it on facts and data and not political agendas or political issues. we've had enough of that. we have to move forward. not only in this arena, but the fiscal issue we're going to be dealing with in the next days and weeks also. >> final "twilight" movie hits theaters today. elizabeth reaser joins us to give us all the secrets of the movie. not really all the secrets. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relati
i hope all members of congress and u.s. senate will base it on facts and data and not political agendas or political issues. we've had enough of that. we have to move forward. not only in this arena, but the fiscal issue we're going to be dealing with in the next days and weeks also. >> final "twilight" movie hits theaters today. elizabeth reaser joins us to give us all the secrets of the movie. not really all the secrets. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but...
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>> brooke, all eyes are going to be on the u.s. senate to see how the balance of power works out because that will really determine what gets done in washington over the next four years. let me take the camera up high here in our virtual u.s. senate and tell you 47 seats in red held by the republicans. you see that little strip of blue in the back there, that's the democratic advantage. the democrats are controlling 53 seats here, if you include the independents who caucus with them. they have the white house with president obama and the republicans, of course, run the house of representatives where they have a majority over there. so what would we see if none that changed and president obama was re-elected. we would see a new agenda. president obama wants to raise taxes on the wealthy. he's talked a lot about it. says it is part of making the economy more fundamentally fair. and getting the economy moving again. he also wants to tackle immigration reform again. this is one of those things he took a lot of heat on not getting done
>> brooke, all eyes are going to be on the u.s. senate to see how the balance of power works out because that will really determine what gets done in washington over the next four years. let me take the camera up high here in our virtual u.s. senate and tell you 47 seats in red held by the republicans. you see that little strip of blue in the back there, that's the democratic advantage. the democrats are controlling 53 seats here, if you include the independents who caucus with them. they...